nerdymouse:

I am so tired of the “taxes are theft” and “taxes are evil” types. Go live off grid if you don’t like it. Do you want clean water, roads, bridges, traffic lights, libraries, public education, cheaper food, etc? Then you pay taxes. If you don’t want to pay taxes, then you shouldn’t be able to benefit from anything that pays for it. I swear, I’m contemplating driving to a conservative area and plastering signs on street signs and shit that says “Paid for by taxes.” 

Furthermore, their “taxes are theft” bullshit mentality really just takes the blame off of employers who most definitely aren’t paying their fair share and who are most definitely not paying you enough. Want more money? Your boss has it. The rich are literally eating gold and hemorrhaging money for fun when they aren’t hoarding it over seas and you want to complain about taxes that actually benefit you??